Thomas is joined by Vancouver Giants head coach Manny Viveiros as they dive into the success of the Giants, breaking the misconception of being purely a high-flying team and emphasizing their defensive-first approach to achieve balanced play. He discusses the challenge of getting young players to buy into a defense-first mentality, highlighting the standout two-way performance of Cameron Schmidt, who leads the league in goals. Dimitri Filipovic joins for the last hour, where they rank Pacific division teams into competitive tiers and praises Vegas for its depth and cap-savvy roster moves, while expressing disappointment with Anaheim's current lineup.

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